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24th April 2006, 12:41 AM #1
Renovation of Spiers infill smoother - completed
I posted here about this plane about a week ago. This reported where I was up to at the time. The renovation is now complete.
Here is the original plane, before I knew it was a Spiers.
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And here is the final plane.
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A few more pictures for perspective:
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The full story is at WKfinetools:
http://www.wkfinetools.com/restore/i...ther/index.asp
My modifications may offend some. I attempted to keep construction in the spirit of Stewart Spiers. Hopefully he is looking down and nodding his approval.
Regards from Perth
Derek
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24th April 2006, 01:01 AM #2
The full story made fascinating reading, particularly the slow ID'ing. I'm almost tempted to try my hand.
Tried sending a greeny, but it appears I first have to wait for another 20 deserving posts to wander by their own good time.
- Andy Mc
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24th April 2006, 01:42 AM #3
Very nice Derek. I'll try and give you a greenie. Can't wait to get my shed in order so I can start on my collection of Stanley's etc.
Question: Are Holtey planes worth getting?
Cheers
PS: Can't give a greenie. Dunno why as I don't give many out. So pretend I gave you one. :confused:If you never made a mistake, you never made anything!
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24th April 2006, 01:45 AM #4Are Holtey planes worth getting?
Regards from Perth
Derek
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24th April 2006, 01:54 AM #5Originally Posted by derekcohen
I think you're pulling my leg mate and I missed a bargain.
Cheers (I think)If you never made a mistake, you never made anything!
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24th April 2006, 02:56 AM #6
Another example of the excellent standard of work and documentation we've come to rely upon, Derek!
Well done.
Take care, Mike
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24th April 2006, 03:07 AM #7
Thanks Mike.
You beat me to it - I was just about to drop you a note and congratulate you on the terrific review of your saws in Popular Woodworking. Doing so here is even better - just in case this rabble don't read the small print
I am sure we will see many more wonderful reports of your saws. They deserve this and are head and shoulders above anything else out there!
Warm regards
Derek
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24th April 2006, 07:47 AM #8
Derek - that is one delicious-looking smoother! Well done!
Cheers,
GWWhere you see a tree, I see 3 cubic metres of timber, milled and dressed.
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24th April 2006, 08:41 AM #9
Very nice !..Particularly like the way the handle flares like that. Congrats.
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24th April 2006, 09:09 AM #10
Love what you've done with this tool: the recurved handle is especially nice. (Would be interesting to see how big this is in relation to your hand: the design of the original leads me to think the handle would be quite small...?)
BTW: "railroad tie"? How much we concede to our American friends!Those are my principles, and if you don't like them . . . well, I have others.
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24th April 2006, 09:35 AM #11Originally Posted by derekcohen
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24th April 2006, 11:49 AM #12
Great stuff Derek. I really enjoyed reading the story of your restoration. Makes me want to go out and try to restore one myself but I'd just end up dissappointed when mine didn't finish up as nice looking as yours.
Regards,
Ian.
A larger version of my avatar picture can be found here. It is a scan of the front cover of the May 1960 issue of Woodworker magazine.
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24th April 2006, 08:21 PM #13
Hello Derek,
Many congratulations on a superb piece of restoration mixed with creativity.
I'm sure old Spiers would have been very pleased
Now the main question: how well does it work, especially on curly, gnarly highly figured grain?
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25th April 2006, 12:11 AM #14
Derek,
looks great, I love to see old tools and boats restored to glory, even if they are not the sort of thing I'd want to actually use myself . Just a question, why are coffin shaped smoothers coffin shaped?
Mick"If you need a machine today and don't buy it,
tomorrow you will have paid for it and not have it."
- Henry Ford 1938
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25th April 2006, 05:10 PM #15Now the main question: how well does it work, especially on curly, gnarly highly figured grain?
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Just a question, why are coffin shaped smoothers coffin shaped?
Regards from Perth
Derek